Vamana Purana — Prahlada vs Nara-Narayana, Shloka 52
Prahlada’s Defeat by Nara-Narayana and Victory through Bhakti
दैत्येश्वरस्तस्तः क्रुद्धः प्रतिज्ञामारुरोह च यथा कथञ्चिज्जेष्यामि नरनारायणौ रणे
daityeśvarastastaḥ kruddhaḥ pratijñāmāruroha ca yathā kathañcijjeṣyāmi naranārāyaṇau raṇe
پھر دَیتیہوں کا سردار غضبناک ہو کر عہد پر قائم ہوا— “کسی نہ کسی طرح میں میدانِ جنگ میں نر اور نارائن کو شکست دوں گا۔”
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FAQs
Adharma often expresses itself as stubborn will (pratijñā) driven by anger; the verse highlights how egoic resolve, even when intense, is ethically inferior to dharmic steadiness embodied by Nara–Nārāyaṇa.
Vamśānucarita / carita material (narrative of notable beings) rather than sarga/pratisarga; it is episodic history-like narration within the Purāṇic storytelling mode.
The Daitya’s vow to overcome Nara–Nārāyaṇa symbolizes the recurring challenge of tamas/rajas attempting to subdue sattvic tapas and divine order; the contest is as much inner (ego vs. discipline) as outer (war).